'Educational' refers to the process, not the object. Although, come to think of it, some of my teachers could easily have been replaced by a cheeseburger.
2008-2009 5th grade plans for KR
Math: Singapore Math 5A/5B
Composition: Classical Writing… either Homer A or Older Beginners
Latin: Henle I (we’ll see how this goes)
Penmanship: Can-Do Cursive
History: Famous Men of Greece/Famous Men of Rome
Geography: Evan-Moor North America unit
Science: Noeo Biology 2
Literature: My 5th grade reading list (in progress, specifically for KR, who’s an avid reader)
2008-2009 Second grade plans for DA
Math: Singapore Math 2A/2B
Phonics: Hooked on Phonics 2 / Explode the Code Books 4, 5, 6
Latin: Song School Latin
Penmanship: Handwriting without Tears Cursive
Literature: My 2nd grade Reading List (in progress… includes D’Aulaire’s Greek Myths and D’Aulaire’s Norse Myths.)
Geography: The Geography Book by Caroline Arnold
History: A Child’s History of the World [...]
I created this last summer, compiling it from various links and my home library. I thought I’d post it here for reference. DA’s reading didn’t take off quite as I’d anticipated, so some of the more difficult “Reading Together” selections became “Real-Aloud” selections.
DA (first grade)
Booklists
http://www.hillsideeducation.com/
http://www.mainlesson.com/
http://www.amblesideonline.com/
Geography
Paddle to the Sea by Holling C. Holling
Literature (Reading Together)
K12 Classics [...]
I watch The Daily Show fairly regularly, but somehow I managed to miss the fact that one of my absolute favorite undergraduate professors, Brian Fagan, made a recent appearance to talk about his book The Great Warming, which incidentally, I read within days after its release. Dr. Fagan taught the very first archaeology class I [...]